FORTNITE servers will go down this morning with matchmaking temporarily disabled and waiting in queue errors likely. This is so Epic Games can update the game to the new 4.5 update on PS4, PC, Xbox and mobile.

Fortnite Skins: Update 4.5 LEAKED cosmetics coming soon to the shop

Take a look at some upcoming Fortnite cosmetics found in the latest Patch v4.5 files

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V4.5 PATCH NOTES REVEALED

The Content update is here and Epic Games have made quite a few significant changes to the games Battle Royale and Save the World modes.

Here's what Epic Games said:

"Celebrate summer with a bang! Explosions from the Grenade Launcher now emit firework effects for a limited time. Double the firepower and fun, the Dual Pistols can now be found in Battle Royale.

"Test your aim and let your imagination run wild in the new Playground LTM. The quadrilogy questline comes to an end... Witness the conclusion of Blockbuster in its final chapter, now available in Save the World!"

Here's a quick recap for the headline features:

Dual Pistols (Battle Royale)Experience two times the fun and firepower with Dual Pistols, the newest weapon introduced to Battle Royale.

Playground LTM (Battle Royale)Train, explore, battle! Show us your creativity in the new Playground LTM as you drop onto the island with up to 3 friends.

Blockbuster Event Part 4 (Save the World)Discover how the quadrilogy ends in the finale of the Blockbuster event.

Fortnite 4.5 Patch Notes

Take a look at the new 4.5 update patch notes for Fortnite

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Epic Games are preparing to launch a new Fortnite content update later today and whilst we don't yet know everything about the new 4.5 patch notes, we do know a few details about whats changing following the update.

As per the usual procedure for a new update being released, the game will be going down for maintenance, which Epic has warned will begin at "4amET (08:00 GMT)."

Only as usual we will remind users that it won't be 8am in the UK, because due to the time difference and it now being BST, this will actually occur at 9am for anyone in the UK.

Equally, it isn't unknown for players to be booted from the game up to twenty minutes before the downtime begins.

It's not clear exactly how long downtime may take, but if it's anything like the usual downtime for the game it could be anything from one hour to three hours.

Likewise, once downtime begins patch notes are usually released. And again, when the game comes back online it should return with a few content changes, several bug fixes and potentially some new skins hidden within the games newly updated files.

As we mention, the new content should become available following the conclusion of downtime and for starters, it looks like players will get the new Playground Mode LTM.

This was previously revealed by an in-game message over the weekend and will likely be introduced following the new content update.

Here's the official blurb from Epic describing the mode:

"Battle and build to your heart's content with an extended period of time to roam around the map as well as increased resource generation.

"All treasure chests and ammo crates will be spawned, try droppin’ in different spots and scope out the loot.

"Friendly fire is on so you can scrimmage with your squad (up to 4 friends per match), but fear not you’ll respawn immediately.

How much of the remaining content update will be dedicated towards bug fixes, isn't known, but based on the bugfixes listed by the development teams Trello board we again have a decent idea of what fixes are due to take place.

These issues are marked as 'fixed in the next release' so it's possible they could be made in the upcomingv4.5 update. Although that's not guarenteed by any means.

Keep reading for a full breakdown for both Battle Royale and Save the World bug fixes and be sure to return at 9am sharp for the official patch notes.

FORTNITE MAP CHANGES

Fortnite's Battle Royale Map might be about to get some major changes

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Battle Royale 'fixed' Issues:

Shopping Carts disabled due to related issues- Due to issues experienced by players we have temporarily disabled Shopping Carts.

Players incorrectly receiving a ban error- There have been some players who have received an unexpected ban error. If this happens to restart your client once or twice and it should fix it.

Linked Accounts Sharing V-Buck Purchases- Some players with connected/linked accounts may have noticed a lower amount of V-bucks being charged for in-game purchases. This was due to an issue causing some V-bucks to be pulled from one account and the remainder to be pulled from your other linked account if you had V-bucks on there.This is no longer happening.

Improvements to Twitch Prime flow, Facebook friends, and social friend finding- General improvements to Twitch Prime flow for users attempting to redeem the Prime Pack. Ongoing improvements to Facebook friends, and social friend finding.

Save The World Top Issues:

Completing event quest "Magnets" before finishing part 1 of the event will cause quest progress to be blocked- Players who complete the quest "Magnets" before finishing part 1 of the event questline will be stuck from completing those quests. We're currently investigating this issue and in the meantime please reach out to support.

Damage numbers don't appear when hitting destructible objects- When hitting a destructible object (trees, cars, etc.) with any weapon, damage numbers will not appear. The object will still take damage.

Xbox Controller Loses Functionality- Xbox controllers lose cursor control when trying to change heroes, squad leaders, squad members, and defenders. Cursor movement is lost when entering every tab in the Armory except for transform.

UPDATE Players are now able to change heroes, squad leaders, etc. However, there is a new issue where players are unable to navigate the Event Store after signing in on the Title screen or switching profiles. This issue may impact switching between storm shield storage windows and selecting gadgets.